Fabric I Would Throw

[Verse 1 — plucked bass, crooked groove]
I took an inch from every seam
Cut up the coat that held my dreams
You wanted velvet, then you wanted lace
I stitched a smile across my face

[Pre-Chorus — stacked whispers]
You turn around and point again
At one loose thread I didn't mend

[Chorus — melodic, syncopated]
Pin me down and measure twice
Every fitting takes a slice
You wear the colors I once wore
Then ask me why there's nothing more
I'd tear the pattern into snow
And find a shape that's mine to know
But everyone is dressed for winter
In the fabric I would throw
(Don't let go, don't let go)

[Verse 2 — percussive bass]
My own reflection wears a sheet
An unfinished shape without a seam

[Bridge — sparse piano]
Does love require a perfect fit
Or room enough to breathe in it?

[Outro — soft harmonies]
One more stitch beneath the light
I dream in colors not yet mine